Arts
Arts Offerings for Every Student
Our department offers both the inquisitive beginner and the seasoned artist an elective that is customized to his interests. More than just a creative outlet, our lessons encourage students to consider the broader implications of art in today's society.
In addition to the studio arts, music, and digital media courses offered during the academic day, we provide time for extracurricular participation in drama, music lessons and ensembles. The Ruger Fine Arts Center and Field Music Center are accessible twenty-four hours a day and students are encouraged to take advantage of our state-of-the-art facilities during their free periods.
At Salisbury, our Art courses provide a place for you to unearth your creative potential and give voice to big ideas. In a warm and welcoming environment, our curriculum explores technique and skill building, theoretical and hands-on activity, and artistic ways to problem solve.chair of the art department ian johnson P'26
Woodshop
The woodshop is well-equipped, both with power and hand tools. The shop itself has a ventilation and vacuum system which keep airborne dust and wood ships under control.
Drawing and Painting Studio
Bright and airy, this space is multi-purpose, used for drawing or painting, or when needed, for the construction of large scale sculptural and installation projects.
Pottery Studio
Set up for earthenware, stoneware and raku clay are the electric potter's wheel, a slab roller, extruders, hand tools and electric kilns as well as a gas-fired "top-hat" kiln for raku firings.
Boatbuilding Studio
The well-equipped space is used to create skin-on-frame canoes and other small wooden boats.
Facilities
Tremaine Gallery
This gallery, dedicated in 2001 by the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation and members of the Tremaine and Collins families, is primarily used to display student artwork. In addition, works by faculty members and school community members have been featured, including recent shows by alumni artist Nicholas Sant Foster '60, former faculty Rich Perry, Matt Wesson '20, and our Black History in Rural Connecticut class "Salisbury in Black and White" exhibit.
The Tremaine Fine Art Gallery is located in the lower level of the Centennial Building.
For further information about the Tremaine Fine Art Gallery, contact Chair of the Art Department Chair Ian Johnson P'26.